Rating: NNNN
Weaves have been intermittently rolling out tracks over the past year, building buzz (and signing to local label Buzz) along the way. Those singles – Motorcycle, Take A Dip, Hulahoop – make up half of their debut EP, so it’s less of an event for those who’ve been following their ascendancy in the weird-pop scene, but an excellent introduction for new fans.
The fun four-piece led by vocalist Jasmyn Burke and guitarist Morgan Waters play a mercurial, demented hodgepodge of indie pop built on squishy, distorted beats and talkative, trebley guitar lines. The lustiness of Burke’s lyrics (“Won’t you ride my motorcycle / Take a ride” etc) can turn into both amusing nah-nah-nah insolence and wailing, dead-serious desperation on a dime. Her melodies are easy to embrace and hard to shake.
Do You See Past goes for a more sophisticated, less interesting electro-pop sound, but the other five tracks never fail to entertain, including Closer, which has previously unhinted-at menace. Call it soul-grunge. Call it sludge-pop. Call it great.
Top track: Take A Dip
Weaves play CineCycle on April 26.